> > *Small picture, I've run x11VNC on my BBB briefly, but I find ssh -X > actually works better, I picked this tip up from one of the Machinekit > youTube videos.* > > *I might change my tune if my host had to be Windows, I'm currently > helping a friend get going so I'm in the process of installing cygwin on my > only Windows machine to find out.* > > > *Here are my notes from when I set up x11VNC on one of the Machinekit > images:* >
I only run headless cmdline only on all our BBB's here - 5 total, 2x A5A, 3x RevC, but am curious as to why you would not just install a Linux virtual machine on Windows, and then ssh -X from there. Whats more, there are tools for Windows to "remote X" into Linux as well. Anyway, why exactly do you need to run cygwin on your Windows machine ? I'm just curious, and perhaps I can even help you to find an alternative way of achieving the same thing. My main system here is Windows, and have never had the need for cygwin ever( and I do a lot of development for the beaglebone ). For code, I write code in Windows, using <whatever editor >, and compile natively on the target. Be it for the BBB, or a test i386 Linux install. On Sat, Dec 26, 2015 at 8:07 PM, Wally Bkg <[email protected]> wrote: > Small picture, I've run x11VNC on my BBB briefly, but I find ssh -X > actually works better, I picked this tip up from one of the Machinekit > youTube videos. > > I might change my tune if my host had to be Windows, I'm currently > helping a friend get going so I'm in the process of installing cygwin on my > only Windows machine to find out. > > > Here are my notes from when I set up x11VNC on one of the Machinekit > images: > > -----------------------------------------------------VNC Set > Up----------------------------------------------------------------- > > // Set up running machinekit using VNC > // probably best to do this to use the USB Ethernet gadget as WiFi and > wired Ethernet will be slower than the maximum USB2 speed. > // Download a VNC viewer, this one is popular on Windows: > http://www.uvnc.com/docs/uvnc-viewer.html > // lots of info about running it: > http://www.uvnc.com/docs/uvnc-viewer.html > > > // login to the BBB ssh 192.168.7.2 using putty, and do all this as normal > user (default: machinekit) > // install X11 VNC server: > sudo apt-get install x11vnc > > > // start the server: > x11vnc -bg -o %HOME/.x11vnc.log.%VNCDISPLAY -auth /var/run/lightdm/root/:0 > -forever > // note the assigned port, usually 5900 > > //Start your VNC viewer and connect by putting 192.168.7.2:5900 (or > whatever port the server started on) > // The AUTO mode is the best starting point. > // I did it on Linux using a different viewer client and performance > seemed better than with the local HDMI display and keyboard/mouse. > // This is probably the way to go forward. (I used Gnome Remote Desktop > Viewer) > > > // to start the server automatically after bootup: > // create a shell script to start the server, Don't do this as root! use > the normal user login (default: machinekit) > nano startVNCserver.sh > // paste in these lines: > #!/bin/bash > /bin/sleep 30 > /usr/bin/x11vnc -bg -o %HOME/.x11vnc.log.%VNCDISPLAY -auth > /var/run/lightdm/root/:0 -forever > > // exit nano and make the script executable with: > chmod a+x startVNCserver.sh > > // start the server on bootup > crontab -e > // and add the following at the end of the file: > @reboot /home/machinekit/startVNCserver.sh > // exit nano and save the normal way > > > > This was with a Machinekit image form something like 2015-04 so I > apologize in advance if things have changed that make this totally wrong. > I'm not sure how robust my script to start it from a crontab is, the sleep > 30 is adhoc, as the @reboot seems to run before all the needed system > pieces have finished their startup, but it seemed to work for me before I > decided ssh -X was a better way to go. > > > > > On Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at 10:05:23 PM UTC-6, Bill Dussault wrote: >> >> I am trying (Big picture here) to run Machinekit on the beaglebone for my >> CNC router. I am trying to use VNC to be able to run the machine with the >> computer out of the room to prevent everything from getting dusty. I have >> x11vnc installed on the bone but cannot connect to it over the ethernet. I >> have been chipping away all week and started over, this time without a >> static IP address and finally got ssh over ethernet to work. I am using >> tightvnc on my laptop to try and communicate with it. >> >> >> Thanks >> >> Bill >> >> On Sunday, December 6, 2015 at 7:29:06 PM UTC-6, Bill Dussault wrote: >>> >>> Greetings, >>> >>> I am trying to install X11VNC and log into it via my laptop and I am >>> having some tough luck >>> >>> Here is what I have done.......... >>> >>> I have changed my IP address to a 192.168.1.XX >>> My router for some reason still thinks it is the old IP address even >>> when I refresh it. >>> >>> I have turned on VNC on the firewall on my 2wire router >>> >>> Next I installed VNC: >>> >>> - Debian: sudo apt-get install x11vnc >>> >>> 3. Enter the below command >>> >>> >>> >>> -Debian: >>> >>> x11vnc -bg -o %HOME/.x11vnc.log.%VNCDISPLAY -auth >>> /var/run/lightdm/root/:0 -forever >>> >>> >>> (I'm not sure if I turned it on) >>> >>> >>> I can ping the beaglebone from my computer >>> >>> >>> C:\Users\William>ping 192.168.1.XX >>> >>> >>> Pinging 192.168.1.XX with 32 bytes of data: >>> >>> Reply from 192.168.1.XX: bytes=32 time=3ms TTL=64 >>> >>> Reply from 192.168.1.XX: bytes=32 time=3ms TTL=64 >>> >>> Reply from 192.168.1.XX: bytes=32 time=5ms TTL=64 >>> >>> Reply from 192.168.1.XX: bytes=32 time=3ms TTL=64 >>> >>> >>> Ping statistics for 192.168.1.XX: >>> >>> Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss), >>> >>> Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds: >>> >>> Minimum = 3ms, Maximum = 5ms, Average = 3ms >>> >>> >>> So I can See it. >>> >>> >>> I start tightVNC on my laptop >>> >>> >>> 192.168.1.XX:5901 >>> >>> >>> I get connection has been gracefully closed. Or Connection >>> was actively Refused... >>> >>> >>> X11VNC has a few configurations when opened on the desktop I am >>> unfamiliar with. No passwords in use as of yet (I was warned when I started) >>> >>> >>> Does anyone see anything out of whack? >>> >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> >>> Bill >>> >>> >>> -- > For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "BeagleBoard" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
